Gaming monitor manufacturers always look for ways to increase refresh rates to support ever-faster games and more powerful graphics cards. Incremental steps have the advantage of offering refresh rates that many GPUs can actually benefit from. A graphics card that can run games at 1080p 144Hz or 1440p 144Hz will easily do the same at 165Hz, but may struggle with a major step-up like 240Hz. So, in effect 165Hz is gaining popularity as a possible replacement for 144Hz. The move from 144Hz to 165Hz doesn’t even require entirely new panel technology. Many manufacturers find that a lot of 144Hz panels can easily be tuned to offer native 165Hz without risky or unstable overclocking. Thus, this is a win-win scenario. For manufacturers, this provides the chance to offer faster panels without costly development. For gamers, that’s extra frames per second for effectively the same price as 144Hz monitors, so why not? A similar situation existed in the past with 90Hz and 100Hz panels that improved on 60Hz monitors. Sure, the difference in frame rates wasn’t night and day, but again – why not? If you can get more refresh for the same money, you should go for it.